The juror for this year’s prize was Kevin Chong, the author of four books, most recently the novel Beauty Plus Pity and the memoir My Year of the Racehorse. He is based in Vancouver.

The 3Macs carte blanche Prize is awarded once a year in recognition of an outstanding submission by a Quebec writer, artist, or translator. The prize is sponsored by Mark Gallop, of MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier Inc.